He shouted excitedly in his heart: "Sure enough, as I guessed, this Li Ran is an undercover traitor sent by other families! He had the same intentions. No wonder, there is no secret method in that stepping stone. The rumors in his previous life were also a scene he rehearsed. ”

"Today he's going to the martial arts arena to fight. Regardless of whether he hides his strength or not, based on his previous record, the opponent in this battle is not much stronger than him, so the outcome is uncertain. The Star Stone containing the Legendary Essence Stone is so important that it is very inconvenient to fight with him, and according to his cautious character, he will not hide it in the storage secret method and carry it with him. ”

Because if he loses the battle, the exercises and secret methods on his body will be chosen by the opponent.

He knew that the Star Stone contained the Legendary Essence Stone, and if the opponent chose his storage secret method, wouldn't he lose the Star Stone!

"I admit defeat!" Li Ran half-knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.

The opponent stopped charging and stopped in time, not wanting to force Li Ran into a desperate situation. It's not good for either side.

Li Ran spat out a mouthful of blood and staggered to his feet.

In order to get out of the battle as quickly and reasonably as possible, he deliberately took a few more attacks from his opponent.

The presiding cultivator walked out to the arena and announced the outcome of the battle.

Li Ran had long been anxious, and after retrieving the secret method of Teng Xun, he pretended to be a gesture and walked out of the martial arts arena.

After hastily taking care of his injuries, he hurried to his lodgings.

"Damn, how could this be? What the hell happened, why did you suddenly lose contact with the bud-like cloth bag?"

Li Ran's heart was shrouded in an extremely thick cloud.

The bud-shaped cloth bag was his secret method of refining, and the moment it was refined by Ling Yun, he immediately sensed it.

"Usually this is the case, and there are only two possibilities. One is that the cloth bag in the shape of a bud has been destroyed, and the second is that it has been refined! Could it be that I have been discovered? No, maybe it's not that bad, maybe it's just my house being burglarized. Damn, I've lived in the merchant city for eight years, and the big and small thieves know that there are still people who look down on my shitty place!"

Li Ran walked quickly, the star stone was extremely important, even if it was his heart, he couldn't help but be secretly anxious.

He regretted it.

He should have hidden the cloth bag in the shape of a bud in a more secret place, rather than simply placing it in a hidden compartment under the bed board.

But in fact, it wasn't his fault either.

He was alone. In order to hide himself, he has no friends, and he has never met his wife and children for several years. The Qinglou, gambling stone workshop, and restaurant that are often visited are full of people, and they are not places where they can hide things.

It can be hidden in a pawnshop or a bank, but it is too strange to collect a miscellaneous stubborn stone with great fanfare. In the future, merchant surveys, this is a huge suspicion.

In the merchant city, dragons and snakes are mixed, and there are not many cultivators who are thieves. But to crack the bud-like cloth bag. Requires a spirit master-level secret method. But how could a cultivator at the level of a normal spirit master look down on this dilapidated abode of his own?

Li Ran has been lurking for half a year, and even he himself has almost forgotten the past. When he hides a cloth bag in the shape of a bud, he is very confident. But now all his self-confidence has turned to self-blame.

"I hope things can be reversed!"

Anxious, he hurried back to his lodgings, the door of which was wide open.

He opened the door and saw that the dwelling was in disarray.

"It's really a thief!" the thought popped into his mind.

Being a thief is not terrible, as long as your identity is not exposed, there is still room for redemption.

"That's right!" Li Ran comforted himself, "Every time I communicate with the martial artist, it is a one-line contact. There was no evidence left in his hands at all. That legendary essence stone is also wrapped in the star stone, and if you don't unravel the stone, who will understand its value? With the relationship I have been running for eight years......"

Think about it this way. Gradually, he stabilized his emotions and cleared the panic out of his heart.

"Do you want to report the crime? With the help of the city guards, help me arrest the thieves? No, it's better to salute first and then soldier, and it is best to get back the Star Stone safely. The city guards were also unreliable. I won't do my best for this little person. Perhaps, I should hire a cultivator of the Iron Family?"

"Hmm, this is ......" At this time, his eyes froze, and he found a secret method on the open bed board.

The secret method of heart sounds!

This arcane spirit. Blue-black, about the size of the tip of a baby's little finger. It is shaped like a snail, with one end large and one end small, and there are threads on the surface.

"The Heart Sound Secret Method is a combination of two pieces, which can allow two cultivators to use their hearts to talk within a hundred steps. Could it be ...... This is something that the thieves left for me?!"

A hesitant light flashed in Li Ran's eyes, and then he gritted his teeth and stuffed the secret method of heart sound into his ears, as if it were an earbud.

"Who are you?" Li Ran infused his spiritual power, urged the secret method of heart sound, concentrated his thoughts, and tried to ask questions in his heart.

"It doesn't matter who I am. The important thing is that the name Li Ran should be a pseudonym, right? Immediately, Ling Yun's voice sounded in Li Ran's heart.

In an instant, Li Ran's pupils shrank to the size of a pintip, as if he had been electrocuted, and the whole person stood in place.

"Oh no, he found out my identity!" Li Ran was shocked.

The whole thing goes to the worst!

But in the end, he was an undercover agent who had been lurking for eight years, and he was suddenly subjected to such a drastic change, but he still barely calmed down, gathered his strength, and said to Ling Yun in his heart: "What pseudonym? What pseudonym, what do you mean?"

As he spoke, he carefully stood on tiptoe and walked through the humble room.

Then leaning back against the wall and looking sideways out the window at the street.

"The effective range of the Heart Sound Secret Method is only a hundred steps, and this mysterious man must be near me. He thought quickly about what to do.

The use of the secret method of heart sounds requires condensation of the mind in order to start a dialogue. Ordinary thoughts and thoughts will not be transmitted.

But Ling Yun had already calculated his psychological state at the moment, and chuckled: "You don't need to disguise, Li Ran." I am not your enemy, just your collaborator. To show my sincerity, we can meet. ”

"Meet?" Li Ran was really stunned.

Immediately after, Ling Yun's voice sounded in his heart again: "Now you have to walk out of the door, go out of the door and turn left." ”

"Why should I listen to you?" Li Ran shouted in his heart.

Ling Yun smiled faintly: "Don't test how much I know, I will always know more than you think." So, I'll count to five, and you think about it. ”

"One. Ling Yun said.

Li Ran thought quickly.

Even if the cloth bag in the shape of a bud fell into the hands of the other party, the other party had no evidence to prove that he was an undercover agent of the samurai.

He has been lurking for eight years, how can he have a clear proof in his hands?

"II. Ling Yun's voice was unhurried.

If at this time, he listened to Ling Yun's threat and fell into the eyes of those who cared, then he would inevitably prove his undercover identity from another side.

But if you don't listen to him, what will happen to the Star Stone?

"Five. Ling Yun's voice continued to ring in his heart.

Li Ran was suddenly in a mess. Cursed in his heart: "Damn, can you count?!"

"Hehehe, it looks like you've thought it through. Ling Yun smiled.

Li Ran snorted heavily, clenched his hands into fists, gritted his teeth fiercely, and turned to leave the hut.

He walked out the gate onto the busy street, then turned to the left.

After walking more than fifty steps, Ling Yun's voice came from his heart again: "Turn right and come to the third fork." Left. ”

"If he can see my whereabouts, he must be right next to me. Which one is it?" Li Ran's eyes were sharp, like an eagle falcon, and he scanned the surrounding crowd.

"I advise you not to look around. It's not like your usual style. Tsk, it's been incubating for eight years, don't fall short at this time, do you say?" Ling Yun's voice came quickly.

"Damn......" Li Ran gritted his teeth and crunched, and Ling Yun's threat made him hang his head and keep his eyes on the front.

Under Ling Yun's command, he turned around and around, and finally Ling Yun told him to stop.

"Turn around. Ling Yun then said, "In your field of vision, you can only see one restaurant. Go to the third floor of this restaurant. I'll be waiting for you there. ”

Li Ran turned around and looked. Suddenly my heart palpitated.

This restaurant is the Fushi Xianghe Restaurant that he often visits.

"Could it be ......?" he immediately felt a strong sense of unpleasantness swelling in his heart. The other party had so much information that he felt as if he had been stripped of his clothes and stood in the middle of the ice and snow.

He walked into the restaurant.

The familiar guy in the store saw him and greeted him warmly: "Lord Li Ran." You're coming, upstairs please!"

Li Ran's expression was solemn, and he barely squeezed out a smile, with twelve points of vigilance. Ascend the stairs.

I'm just halfway there, and I haven't reached the second floor yet.

"Wait. Ling Yun said suddenly.

Li Ran stopped and asked in his heart, "What?"

"Go downstairs, go out. Ling Yun commanded.

Li Ran snorted, so he had to turn around and go downstairs.

When the guy in the store saw him again, he was puzzled, and hurriedly stepped forward: "What, don't you want to dine, my lord?"

Li Ran waved his hand, waved him away, and walked out of the door of the restaurant.

"Across the street from you, there's the little vendor who sells yakiniku, go buy a few pancakes. Lingyun continued.

The corners of Li Ran's eyes twitched, but in the end, he still listened to Ling Yun's orders and bought the baked cakes.

"Okay, now you go back to the restaurant and go up to the third floor. Ling Yun said again.

Li Ran had green tendons on his forehead, took the baked cakes, and returned to the restaurant.

When the guys in the store saw him again, they all cast strange glances: "Lord Li Ran, if you want to buy baked cakes, you can just say it, and the small one will run errands for you." ”

"Fuck off. Li Ran cursed, causing the man's shoulders to shrink in fright, and he hurriedly silenced.

He walked to the third floor and stopped at the top of the stairs.

"Keep walking, turn left after two or three steps, and you'll see me." Lingyun said.

Li Ran moved as he was told, turned a pillar, and he finally saw Ling Yun, sitting in the same position where he usually sits.

Then, he saw Ling Yun stretch out his hand to him and make a gesture to invite him to take a seat. At the same time, a voice sounded in his heart: "Please." ”

Li Ran was silent, walked to Ling Yun and sat down with his head down, and then stared at Ling Yun for a moment.